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This is really old information best ignored (2010)
The links on this page have little to do with
Morro Bay, but are presented here because someone asked...
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How
to Make Your Own Website
UPDATE
6-23-06: FrontPage design and "getting-started" hints added; UPDATE 6-7-06:
Microsoft® Expression®
Web Designer to replace FrontPage
--
The future of FrontPage --
Read about the next generation of Microsoft application building and Web
authoring tools...
- Inexpensive web-hosting service providers,
tools, web services:
-
TOP RECOMMENDATION
Web
site hosting by 1and1.com -- "now the absolutely best deal ever"
(from $2.99/mo up) especially for people
having many domains that they'd like to host on one low-cost account... (Use of
FrontPage extensions was not completely obvious... a "bug" in the
early interface
tricked several users I know of. The main trick that persists even now
(2005) is that is you are hosting multiple domains, and they use FrontPage,
you can't enable FrontPage extensions on the root directory. This is
easy to do, either on purpose or by mistake, and has stumped many.) I've
first experimented with several 1and1.com
accounts and then hosted a dozen plus domains there (using the now-past free 3
year trial package offered late 2003 and early 2004). (A couple of
customer service queries I submitted early on were never answered.) I didn't trust
1and1 enough originally to move a couple of my fairly large (100 - 200 MB) domains I
had
hosted at verio.com and
Yahoo Website Services
-- However, in 2004-2005 I now have all of
my approximately 30 domains
hosted at 1and1.com (on a $9.99-19.99/mo account) (Check 1and1.com for their
latest pricing - the price keeps gong down, and the capacity keeps gong up). The company
is based in Europe (but it now has servers Stateside). 1and1 has emerged as
the clear low-cost reliable
winner for web hosting (especially for those wanting to host multiple
domains on one low-cost account), low-cost domain name registration, e-mail and exchange server
hosting, etc. baird.ws
shows some examples. 1and1 is my top recommendation for most
people.
Update 12-3-05: I just had some new experience with using 1and1's
MS Hosted services (Windows-based servers), versus their more standard
Linux-based packages. The bottom line is that if you want to use
FrontPage and manage multiple domains, do not use the 1and1 MS-hosted
services, but use instead their standard Linux packages. In the MS
package, you essentially only have one FrontPage web, and you have to create
FrontPage sub-webs (all using the same UserID and password)... and your
resultant domains look funny, like http://abcde.com shows up in the browser
address bar as http://abcde.com/abcde/
. To make this work, you have to code a default.asp start page that
re-directs traffic to the proper subdirectory. In the Linux-based
accounts, each domain has a sub-directory as its actual destination, and all
these problems are avoided. Conclusion: use the 1and1 MS Hosted
Services only if you need to do ASP coding, or need to use a Microsoft
database or other Microsoft technology, etc. Use 1and1's Linux-based
services for all else.
Note: One problem encountered multiple
times at 1and1 was that when a new domain was added, and a directory
created to house the related content... when FrontPage extensions were
applied immediately thereafter, for some reason FrontPage extensions
were instead applied to the root level... killing the ability to edit
any domain, and requiring manual removal of related files at the root
level via FTP, and de-activation and re-activation of FrontPage
extensions to every domain... often requiring re-configuration of
navigation bars, etc. So, beware... when adding a new domain, wait a
few hours (?) after editing the "destination" and before applying
FrontPage extensions. FTP a trial index.htm file to the directory
in which you think the new domain's destination has been
defined... and confirm that the target directory resolves to the new
domain name before initiating an online request to enable FrontPage
Extensions.
Also, you may need to log out and log back
into your admin.1and1.com control panel to see updates to changes.
Here is a related 1and1 help page.
- Another top recommendation, especially if
you are hosting just one domain on one account...
GoDaddy offers
inexpensive web hosting (2003) $3.95 up, and inexpensive (and very
easy to manage) domain
name registrations - most of my domains are registered here... they
are big, growing, and credible. It is easier to purchase a domain name
for a longer period of time (1 to 10 years) at Godaddy.com than it is at
1and1.com ... and I sort of worry about domain names renewed yearly at 1and1
slipping through the cracks. I recommend to friend that when they
first acquire a domain name, that they get it for a full 10 years so as not
to worry about it again for a long time.. Godaddy is the next-best
place to go to host multiple domains on one account. You will need to
spend at least $35/mo. for a "Virtual Dedicated Server" account featuring
the Plesk control software.
-
Lunarpages
offers multiple domains (called add-on domains here... 3 to 5 extra for
$8-$23/mo, $2.50 each beyond that)
- About.com's
http://freeservers.com/
(12 MB "free" web space [sign-up now requires credit card, small set-up fee,
offers limited free trial] to
experiment... limited tools, no FTP, no FrontPage, no e-mail... ad-based)...
but presumably reliable.
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Web
Hosting Ratings (good)
(reviews 8-03)
(including
FrontPage
Plans)
-
http://hostyear.com/
300MB $5/mo. FrontPage, PHP, CGI...
-
http://dreamhost.com/
150MB $10/mo. FrontPage, PHP, CGI... (these prices are all obsolete
~2005-2006 - DreamHost is not FrontPage user friendly!)
- http://interland.com/ 250MB
$17-$21.20*/mo. FrontPage, PHP, CGI..., ASP*
(I no longer can recommend Interland - major problems blocking client
e-mail 2-03)
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http://website.yahoo.com/
50MB $12/mo. (FrontPage now limited if under GeoCities integration??)
-
http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info/
GeoCitiesPro 25M $9/mo (FrontPage support is uncertain)
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http://hosting.verio.com/index.php/web_bronzew2k.html
Verio Microsoft-based solutions, inc. FrontPage extensions... was 200MB
$25/mo
- FrontPage web hosting surveys:
http://www.webhostingpicks.com/6_frontpage.php
inc
- 10 "best" survey
http://www.10-best-web-site-and-domain-hosting-services.com/?p=97
inc.
Feature
Price Web Hosting $5 for
5MB, $10 for 1000MB, to $25 for unlimited space (you can host up to 6
domains) (FrontPage, etc. inc...)
and
iPowerWeb
200MB $8/mo (FrontPage...) (some
more
details)
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Verio
Web Hosting ($25, good brand recognition)
-
ICDSoft
(highly
rated by some, inexpensive)
-
ImHosted.com
(you can host
an unlimited number of domains for $30/month 2GB... should be good for
a web
design business, linked to by
Evrsoft (I know
nothing about them), however, search for "complaints" -- I saw
a few...
more ... not validated... you generally get what you pay for in the
web hosting world.
-
cihost.com rated
highly
~$19/mo.
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Affinity Internet $19.95/mo (also a reseller of host space)
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http://ehostingbiz.com
(same as http://webhost4life.com Carol Medine Moss used 2-19-03)
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http://lunarpages.com
$7.95 seems to be a good deal, pings fast at least. (phone support)
-
$10 Cheap Web Hosting Directory gives you 10 potential cheap hosts,
reviews are good.
- "Choosing a Windows HTML Editor" Web design tools (also
here)
(and, cached here in case
links expires)
- Where to register your domain name:
GoDaddy.com $8.95/yr
Best Deal
- http://mydomain.com/ (got expensive)
http://domaindirect.com/ (got expensive)
- Test a website's performance at
http://www.alertsite.com/
There is a good WHOIS, Ping, Traceroute, and hostname lookup here
-
http://betterwhois.com/ A better WHOIS (de-regulation has made it
difficult to look up domain owners)
- Richard
Chauvaux's
Internet
Marketing for Non-Profits
-
Map your dynamic IP into a static IP for $60/year (one way to put your
web cam on the Net)
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Find broken links on your website with
Xenu's
Link Sleuth
- Tools:
SiteSpinner from
virtualmechanics.com (I
don't know if this is particularly good or not...)
-
HTML Goodies -
excellent tutorials for web crafters!
- InfraNet's InfraHomePage
http://www.infrahomepage.com online website builder (for non-profits
and individuals only) produces some excellent results, and might be
worth considering for some situations... (about $20/month). For
business website pages using the same technology, visit InfraNet's
InfraSiteBuilder
http://www.infrasitebuilder.com/ (about $50/mo.)
-
Philip and
Alex's Guide to Web Publishing has some interesting ideas
- Other
- Peter Wightman's submission about Computers
in Australia...
-
A
few thoughts about drugs, Bolivia, and transcendence
by
Peter Coyote
(1989)
-
Download
the Alexa Toolbar
for a whole new browsing experience (warning
-spyware/adware-based)
- Casa Para Niños http://www.casaontherock.org/
is an excellent example of how to use the power of the Internet to
organize a charitable organization... so is
-
God's Child (Nuestros
Ahijados) http://www.ana.org.gt/ see also parent
http://www.godschild.org/
- MyWay.com,
a new banner-free, pop-up free portal and Google-based search engine
- Here is a Windows trick... the next time you
want to go to www.somewebsite.com,
just type: somewebsite CTL-ENTER
- How to speed up boot time on your Win XP system:
Speed-up Windows XP Startups. Allan Kelly wrote in and reminded
us of a great tip on how to speed up your Windows XP start up times. Just
clean out your prefetch folder. Windows XP keeps track of your frequently used
programs and sets them up so that they start up faster. However, sometimes a
lot of junk gets into the prefetch folder and can slow things down. Try this:
Open the Windows Explorer and go to c:\WINDOWS\Prefetch folder. Click
the View menu and then click the Select All command. This should highlight all
the files in the folder. Once all the files in the Prefetch folder are
selected, press the DELETE key on the keyboard to delete these files. Click
Yes to send the files to the Recycle Bin. Restart your computer.
You should find that Windows XP starts a lot faster! Do this once a week and
your Windows XP startups will always be snappy.
- Technical
-
Who needs Microsoft Office to create or share the occasional letter or
spreadsheet? Use
http://writely.com/ and
http://numsum.com/ for
free. This is a glimpse of the future -- there is not much reason
to have expensive applications running on many PCs when these things can
now be done online for free. Here is
my
sample publicly viewable numsum.com "social" spreadsheet that you
can view online. Here is
my sample publicly viewable writely.com document that you can view
online. Writely.com documents that you create online can also be
saved as Word ".doc" files on your hard drive. These utilities
allow you to easily share and collaborate with others in the creation of
such documents.
ajaxWrite.com is the newest player in this space... "the
look, feel, and functionality of Microsoft Word, in a completely
web-based... platform"
- Internot
noun. A person who refuses to use the Internet.
Example Citation: "A psychologist has a new name for managers who see no reason to get internet
access: Internots. The word comes from Dr David Lewis, the man who
coined the phrase 'road rage.'" "Survey targets the Internots,"
Financial Times (London)
http://www.wordspy.com/words/Internot.asp
- Services, etc.
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Choosing a good domain name -
(was nnts.org) (domain abandoned 10/05, now reproduced here)
- Some additional, usually
reciprocal links
- Make "short" URLs using
makeashorterlink.com or
tinyurl.com
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Want to e-mail someone a VERY LARGE attachment?
Just go to
YouSendIt.com
and your friends will receive a link to your file, which will be uploaded
and stored online for one week - at no cost. You can send files as large as
1GB. No registration is required. (warning, obnoxious misleading ads
appear on this site)
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Web Style Guide: Basic
Design Principles for Creating Web Sites (available
free online and at
amazon.com) "In 160 pages of expert instruction, authors Patrick J.
Lynch and Sarah Horton put the essence of the Yale University Center for
Advanced Instructional Media's wonderful online site design guide into
traditional print."
-
(11-14-05) You can now use
Google Analytics to
see who visits your site from where...
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Microsoft
FrontPage will be discontinued by Microsoft in late 2006
- Learn and use Microsoft Visual Web Developer
(Microsoft says
"After nine years of being an award-winning Web authoring tool, FrontPage
will be discontinued in late 2006. We will continue to serve the diverse
needs of our existing FrontPage customers with the introduction of these
three brand-new application building and Web authoring tools using the
latest technologies, Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Designer 2007 for the
enterprise information workers, Microsoft® Expression Web Designer for the
professional Web designer and Microsoft® Visual Studio 2005 for the Web
developer.")
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Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/vwd/ (Express Editions,
effective 4-19-06, will be free permanently)
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Microsoft
Visual Studio includes Visual Web Developer
-
Microsoft Express Editions FAQs
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/support/faq/
- Microsoft
ASP.NET
http://asp.net Development Center
-
Microsoft ASP.NET Developer Center
http://msdn.microsoft.com/asp.net/learning/learn/newtodevelopment/ -- If
you are completely new to development, this page provides the learning
materials necessary for you to begin Web development with ASP.NET. Youll
find the resources that will help you get your first Web application built
quickly, and more. Includes essential Multimedia and MSDN
Webcasts, such as
ASP.NET HOW DO I Video Series: Master Pages and Site Navigation and many
more - get started here...
-
Whitepaper -- ASP.NET is a technology for building powerful, dynamic Web
applications. It is part of the
.NET Framework.
http://asp.net/whitepaper/whyaspnet.aspx
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ASP.NET
Resource Kit
http://msdn.microsoft.com/asp.net/asprk/ (free download)
- Recommended books:
Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition: Build a Web Site
Now! (Build a Web Page Now) (e-version
of this book is a free download)
Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition For Dummies (For Dummies
(Computer/Tech))
- After you register your free copy of Microsoft Visual Web
Developer Express, you can visit the Visual Studio 2005 Registration
Benefits Portal and obtain, among other things, a free 30 day asp hosting
service to test some code.
Microsoft Connect is a new product development collaboration site at
Microsoft.
Visit
http://www.vwdhosting.net to sign up for a free 30-day, no
obligation, ASP.NET 2.0 hosting account from Microsoft.
Find a
paid-for ASP.NET hosting service
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